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Harrisonburg city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Harrisonburg city is 131.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 269 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (88), Air permit holder (minor source) (57), Rail grade crossing (48). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 38.4413, -78.8706.

How this county ranks in Virginia

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Harrisonburg city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	8.7	5.7	1.53x	5.1 to 13.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.3	6.2	1.34x	4.7 to 13.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.3	14.5	1.12x	11.1 to 22.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.5	13	1.12x	9.6 to 20.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	7.4 to 17.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.6	23.8	0.99x	17.2 to 31.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	131.9	143.2	0.92x	116.4 to 148.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	7.9 to 18.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.4	18.5	0.83x	10.4 to 21.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.1	18.7	0.81x	10.1 to 21.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	365.7	453.4	0.81x	339.4 to 393.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.9	17.9	0.78x	9.3 to 20	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	22.3	30.2	0.74x	16.2 to 29.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	33.7	51.8	0.65x	26.1 to 42.9	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Harrisonburg city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,913.6	9,842.6	-40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.2	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	38.9	59.8	-35%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6	6.2	-3%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	49.5	96.9	-49%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.1	28.6	-51%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.11 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.7 per million
Benzene1.26 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

269 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit88
Air permit holder (minor source)57
Rail grade crossing48
Gas station (mapped facility)28
Small hazardous waste generator16
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
TRI reporting facility6
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Oil-fired power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Driv, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,195 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22801WLKRM3160A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Concrete Pipe And Precast Llc - Harrison, Harrisonburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058893256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Georges Foods - Harrisonburg Processing Plant, Harrisonburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $14,353.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000559725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
George'S Foods Llc. Processing Plant, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Certain glycol ethers. 4,770 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22801HLLYF501NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Harrisonburg Precast Plant, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 47 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2280WVLLYB21STN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Kerry Inc., Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 1,350 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2280WKRRYN1711N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Walker Manufacturing Company, Harrisonburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002031248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Rockingham County Landfill, Harrisonburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $80,115.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Quarles Petroleum Inc Harrisonburg Bulk Plant, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene, Benzene, Toluene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 22801QRLSP1006W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
George'S Foods Llc Feed Mill, Harrisonburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012173110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rockingham County Landfill, Harrisonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $80,115.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
C And T Durham Trucking Company Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070916624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Mount Clinton, Harrisonburg
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 56004 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Pleasant Valley (Va), Harrisonburg
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 56005 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Cargill Turkey Production Llc, Harrisonburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000499586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation, Harrisonburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002030365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Jmu - James Madison University, Harrisonburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020678710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Concrete Pipe And Precast Llc - Harrison, Harrisonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058893256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Superior Concrete Inc-Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Mercury compounds.
TRI facility ID 2280WSPRRC1526C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Jmu - James Madison University, Harrisonburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020678710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Gilmer Industries Inc, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Certain glycol ethers, Diethanolamine.
TRI facility ID 22801GLMRN560ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
George'S Foods Llc Feed Mill, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 22801RCCFDPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Pilgrim'S Pride Corp Harrisonburg Feedmill, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 22801WMPLR590MT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Cargill Turkey Production Llc, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 22802RCCFR1KRAT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Organic Plant Llc, Harrisonburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia.
TRI facility ID 2280WRGNCP35ACR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Harrisonburg city

Virginia state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Harrisonburg city, and their findings.
Virginia vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Virginia health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Virginia environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Virginia drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

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